Incase has launched a hardshell case for the 13-inch MacBook Pro. It gives customers up to four feet up drop protection and eliminates and prevents 99.9% of surface bacteria. It’s available to purchase now for US$79.95. Hardshell MacBook Pro Case …
Lees meerIBM revealed its new Telum processor at the Hot Chips semiconductor conference. It claims it can detect fraud in real time. IBM says this could lead to “a potentially new era of prevention of fraud at scale.” Although credit card fraud is the most d…
Lees meerAs we scrutinize Cupertino’s various actions, policies, and statements affecting the consumer, we might lose sight of the employees. Occasionally, a news story breaks about Cupertino being sued for harassment or discrimination. Thanks to Apple's cul…
Lees meerThe CEOs of Apple, Microsoft, and Amazon will attend a meeting at the White House to discuss cybersecurity (via Bloomberg). White House Security Meeting The Wednesday meeting, led by President Joe Biden, will focus on efforts from private companie…
Lees meerQuitting all the open apps on your Mac involves a lot of Command-Q typing or building your own Automator action, or now just installing Quit All from Amico Apps. This cool app lets you quit every running app on your Mac from the menu bar with a mous…
Lees meerMuch controversy has come from Apple's announcement that it will begin scanning your photographs in iPhoto for child sexual abuse material. What wasn't known, until now, is that Apple already has similar technology in use on another service. Since a…
Lees meerIn its twelfth annual network test, PCMag traveled over 10,000 miles across the U.S. to test the speeds of mobile networks AT&T, T-Mobile, and Verizon. One result? T-Mobile’s mid-band 5G network is the fastest in the nation. 2021 Network Speed Test…
Lees meerI've always been amazed at how movie studios do some of the amazing special effects in sci fi, action, and other films. There's a ton of work that goes into it, as well as technological expertise. And, in the case of this special effects team's work…
Lees meerOver a thousand web apps from Microsoft’s Power Apps platform have leaked 38 million records. This data includes COVID-19 contact tracing. The data included a range of sensitive information, from people’s phone numbers and home addresses to social s…
Lees meerThe rating system in Apple Maps is now available for people to rate their local businesses. You can give a thumbs up or a thumbs down and add your own photos to a business’s page. Rating Business Through Apple Maps When you tap on a business in Ma…
Lees meerDid you know Apple Support says you can read the NFC data in an AirTag just by holding it to the top of your iPhone? Learn more in Mac Geek Gab 885, and check out this week from Dave Mark too!
Lees meerAs a stablecoin, USD Coin (USDC) is pegged to the value of the U.S. dollar. The reserves of currency upholding this value will only be cash and bonds going forward. Circle reserves expanded beyond cash and cash equivalents in May, 2021, and the comp…
Lees meerAs if the anticipation for the live-action version of Cowboy Bebop isn't already high enough, Netflix started posting photos from the series on Twitter on Monday. The original anime series from 1998 followed the adventures of space bounty hunters, a…
Lees meerLEGO bricks and your iPhone or iPad are a great match thanks to some handy apps. Read on to see the three must-have apps for LEGO fans looking for better ways to view and manage building instructions, and to keep track of the bricks in their collect…
Lees meerBitcoin payment processor OpenNode announced on Monday its integration with Substack, an online publishing platform. OpenNode will power both on-chain and Lightning Network Bitcoin payments. Working together, OpenNode and Substack are starting by ma…
Lees meerOn Monday Apple uploaded the trailer for season two of The Morning Show and it reveals some aspects of the show that fans have been waiting for. The Morning Show Season 2 Picking up after the explosive events of Season 1, this season finds the Mor…
Lees meerT-Mobile has an offer for Magenta and Magenta Max subscribers. They can get a free year of Apple TV+ just days after the carrier revealed its latest data breach. Free Apple TV+ This offer starts on August 25 for new and existing members of these t…
Lees meerSomeone on GitHub posted a project of a list that shares alternative, open source front-ends to proprietary services. Open Source Alternatives Here are just a few of the examples: YouTube - Invidious, FreeTube, CloudTube Twitter - Nitter…
Lees meerBryan Chaffin and Dave Hamilton join host Kelly Guimont to discuss new legislation around App Stores and “sideloading” of apps on iOS.
Lees meerOver the weekend, u/ryandeanrocks shared an AI text generator via the r/Shortcuts subreddit. It’s an open source version of GPT-3. Of course, how good the output it produces depends upon the input, but I’ve seen it spit out some decent things. Here’…
Lees meerThe private messaging app WhatsApp is now available as a public beta for macOS with features not yet available in the regular public release. There's also confirmation in the WhatsApp iPhone app code that a native iPad version is finally on the way.…
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